general problems of the 1999 Ford Escort

Three problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1999 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 01/23/2017

Since 2001, I have had my car serviced at Ford and sears repair shop to address my complaints that when my car is stationary it has excessive vibration. I was told by many Ford shops that it was nothing that I need to replace the motor mounts. It was replaced the mounts and it last long and still the vibration continued. Recently, I took my car to a local repair shop regarding that same complaint and they found it is an "engineer defect: engine-idle vibration". Can this be repaired by Ford and at no cost to me?.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/23/2004

I purchased a 1999 Ford Escort from carmax in may of 2001. About 2-3 wks later I constantly had problems with the headlight going out. I got ticketed by the police several times because I was unaware of the problems. Then one day driving from work my engine died. Without any warning at all. I took it to carmax and they then took it to another repair shop. Whenever I put the ac on there is a rumbling coming from the front end of the vehicle. Frankly the car is a lemon and I had no idea because there was no reports on the car and I remembered asking the sales rep. If there was anything about the car that I needed to know and I was told no. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do because I am spending money on this car for manufacturer problems. Thank you.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2003

Blown or cracked head gasket pvc hose hole 62,000 riding on freeway no indication lights car lost power.




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